Alcohol only becomes a problem to me when I'm depressed. I mostly drink wine, rarely anything stronger than that. But when I'm depressed I may drink several days in a row, less or more.

During hypomanic episodes I feel mostly so "drunk on life" that I don't feel like I need alcohol. I may feel like partying and go out with my friends and stay sober. A few times my friends have said that I seem the most drunk, although I haven't had a drink. I know most of people drink when they are hypomanic, but I personally try to avoid it because I don't want anything to ruin it. Sometimes no matter how good I feel without alcohol, my poor judgment leads me to drink multiple drinks in a short time (and I feel so good that I don't even remember that I have been depressed).

I have noticed that my mood is very sensitive to alcohol. Alcohol can easily cause a switch. I guess that's why I tend to drink when I'm depressed, I am wishing for a switch, or a miracle to happen, but I know that isn't very wise because alcohol is a depressant.

Other times when I tend to drink is the very end of my hypomanic episodes. I don't know if it's because I can feel the crash coming and I try to stop it by drinking alcohol, to keep my mood up, or if it's the alcohol that triggers the depression.

Well, anyway, I have periods when alcohol is a problem and I should keep myself away from drinking huge amounts of alcohol at a time.